Cecília Meireles and his political action in Brazilian Education: literature, journalism and women

Abstract

This paper is a doctoral dissertation cut and aims to understand the Brazilian educational context, under the literary and historical bias,from 1930 to 1940. In this period, the processes of female social engagement are reflected in the educational and political figuration of the country, particularly described in the journalistic and literary production of Cecilia Meireles. This author published pedagogical materials such as booklets and children's books and wrote daily in the Diário de Notícias newspaper in the section Education Page, column Comment, from 1930 to 1933, and later in 1941. Our sources were based on these publications since they present discussions and guidance to educators in the defense of children's rights. As our final result, we aim to understand the ways in which literature has permeated the written production of this author and its implications, starting from the balance of power existing in the figuration of Brazilian educational policy.